My little Luke laughed today. A real laugh. For the first time.
We were getting up from a nap and I started blowing raspberries on his tummy when I heard the sweetest little laughing sound followed by a squeak. I immediately praised him for laughing and gave him a big snuggle. He laughed twice more today and I can't get enough.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Numb Arm
There is nothing like blogging one handed while the other arm goes slowly numb as it holds the baby. If you haven't tried it, you should. I could always use a good babysitter.
Luke actually rolled over today without injury today! It took him about 5 minutes from start to finish but he did it and there were no hospital trips. Kiddo is also getting speech patterns down really well. He almost said "really" today after I said it to him. Hubby heard it too so I'm only slightly crazy.
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Luke actually rolled over today without injury today! It took him about 5 minutes from start to finish but he did it and there were no hospital trips. Kiddo is also getting speech patterns down really well. He almost said "really" today after I said it to him. Hubby heard it too so I'm only slightly crazy.
Shameless promotion- I'm in this contest and I really want to win. I can always use votes so please vote for my brownie sundae, It's listed by Welsh Dragon Designs here: http://handmadeartistsforum.com/haf-iron-chef-challenge/
Also, a good friend of mine is building up her business. Please go to her Facebook fanpage and become a fan! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pro-Portional-Designs/192670656116
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sleeping Disorder
I know I write a lot about sleep, but it's for a good reason- I just don't get enough.
Correction - I probably do get enough but it's so spaced out it doesn't feel like enough.
This morning I woke up and could barely think, I was so tired. I didn't make my husband breakfast because I didn't trust myself with a knife. After the initial wake up, Luke likes to fall back asleep, but he wakes every 2 hours to eat. All in all I think I got 10 hours of sleep. So why am I so tired?
A couple ladies at my church have gotten together and will be measuring ourselves every week as motivation to lose some weight. Losing pounds is nice but we'd rather lose inches. It's so damned hot that I don't want to take Luke for walks, so I have to figure out how to lose while at home. I may have to figure out how to use the Wii Fit without upsetting the kid. He hates not being held often and since I hate not holding him, it works out for us.
Correction - I probably do get enough but it's so spaced out it doesn't feel like enough.
This morning I woke up and could barely think, I was so tired. I didn't make my husband breakfast because I didn't trust myself with a knife. After the initial wake up, Luke likes to fall back asleep, but he wakes every 2 hours to eat. All in all I think I got 10 hours of sleep. So why am I so tired?
A couple ladies at my church have gotten together and will be measuring ourselves every week as motivation to lose some weight. Losing pounds is nice but we'd rather lose inches. It's so damned hot that I don't want to take Luke for walks, so I have to figure out how to lose while at home. I may have to figure out how to use the Wii Fit without upsetting the kid. He hates not being held often and since I hate not holding him, it works out for us.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Babysitting
July always seems to have a plethora of movies we want to see and this July is no different.
Hubby took me to see Harry Potter today and while I enjoyed it a bit, it felt rushed and incomplete to me.
But that's not the reason for the post. Today was Luke's first time being babysat by Grandma Jen and Pappy. I was nervous about them babysitting since they hadn't before, but he was all smiles when we came to get him. They said he went out to lunch with them and had a great time.
This kid seems to be excellent for babysitters, at home... all the time. I'm really hoping this sticks and isn't some beautiful phase or something.
Hubby took me to see Harry Potter today and while I enjoyed it a bit, it felt rushed and incomplete to me.
But that's not the reason for the post. Today was Luke's first time being babysat by Grandma Jen and Pappy. I was nervous about them babysitting since they hadn't before, but he was all smiles when we came to get him. They said he went out to lunch with them and had a great time.
This kid seems to be excellent for babysitters, at home... all the time. I'm really hoping this sticks and isn't some beautiful phase or something.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Whoops
So I'm a liar liar, pants on fire. I promised a video and failed to deliver.
I had issues with my old micro SD card so I got a shiny new one. My hubby is letting me store my images and videos on his machine because he has a built in card reader. I uploaded everything, went to make my post and noticed the videos somehow got saved as jpeg files. Whoops. My bad.
I'm in the process of figuring out how to extract the videos from my phone. I'd love to say I'm a tech wizard but I went to school for music and not computers for a reason.
I had issues with my old micro SD card so I got a shiny new one. My hubby is letting me store my images and videos on his machine because he has a built in card reader. I uploaded everything, went to make my post and noticed the videos somehow got saved as jpeg files. Whoops. My bad.
I'm in the process of figuring out how to extract the videos from my phone. I'd love to say I'm a tech wizard but I went to school for music and not computers for a reason.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Another Midnight Posting
What? Two postings in two days? No, it can't be!
Yeah yeah, I know I'm a slacker, but what are ya gonna do, ya know?
Anyways, I tried something new today- I didn't hold Luke every single minute. Novel idea, yes? My grandmother had my father bring up one of those activity chair thingys for him to play in and while he's a little small for it now, I figured we should give it a try today. The general reaction was, "What the heck is this thing? That sun... is smiling at me. Holy crap! That thing made a sound! (fall forward and start sucking on the fabric)". I got a video of the adventure, of which I shall post tomorrow in all its glory.
I got him to play in it long enough to knit an entire row for a baby blanket I'm making with a church ministry and get a load of laundry done. It was rather exciting at the time, so I decided to put the baby in his bouncy chair while I went to the bathroom, made his bottles, and all other activities that require both hands but I've been doing with one lately. He was not pleased with this and resorted to his angry "I sound like Donald Duck throwing a tantrum" cries three times today. While it hurts to hear him cry, it was also really nice to be able to use both hands.
Yeah yeah, I know I'm a slacker, but what are ya gonna do, ya know?
Anyways, I tried something new today- I didn't hold Luke every single minute. Novel idea, yes? My grandmother had my father bring up one of those activity chair thingys for him to play in and while he's a little small for it now, I figured we should give it a try today. The general reaction was, "What the heck is this thing? That sun... is smiling at me. Holy crap! That thing made a sound! (fall forward and start sucking on the fabric)". I got a video of the adventure, of which I shall post tomorrow in all its glory.
I got him to play in it long enough to knit an entire row for a baby blanket I'm making with a church ministry and get a load of laundry done. It was rather exciting at the time, so I decided to put the baby in his bouncy chair while I went to the bathroom, made his bottles, and all other activities that require both hands but I've been doing with one lately. He was not pleased with this and resorted to his angry "I sound like Donald Duck throwing a tantrum" cries three times today. While it hurts to hear him cry, it was also really nice to be able to use both hands.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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It's past midnight and thus way past my bedtime, but I'm up and writing because I need the alone time.
This past weekend was a tad insane. My husband stayed home from work on Friday to help me clean the apartment since my parents were on their way up. Saturday was spent doing some extra cleaning and visiting with my folks. They took us out to dinner where I accidentally breathed in part of a green bean and damn near choked to death. I'm so talented.
Sunday was Luke's Christening at my church. Not only did my hubby come, but so did his mom, sister, step mom, dad, and step brother along with my parents. Luke looked absolutely adorable in his little white outfit. You could tell he was uncomfortable, but he looked too cute to take him out of it. He also was incredible during the actual dedication- not one peep out of him and he smiled at the pastor. After the service, everyone came to the apartment for food and such.
Now, I've lost a little weight since Luke was born (50 lbs according to my Wii Fit, but I'm not sure I believe it) and I thought I was looking pretty damn good in my kimono top at the dedication. Then I see this photo uploaded to Facebook:
Holy. Crapinski. I am BLOATED. Look up the definition of "bloated" and you'll see this damned photo. I feel a tad ridiculous since it's the kid's big day and all I can think about is how my double chin has grown another chin of its own. It's embarrassing.
Anyways, Sunday night we went to see a fireworks show one of hubby's co-workers puts on every year. It's really well done and we love going, but I was worried that the noise would scare Luke. Nope. Kiddo didn't cry. I should've been giddy, but all I could think about was whether he now has a hearing problem from the bacterial meningitis and my incredible bloat. I tested his hearing today by irritating him awake with ringtone alarms during naps, so that's a relief at least.
This past weekend was a tad insane. My husband stayed home from work on Friday to help me clean the apartment since my parents were on their way up. Saturday was spent doing some extra cleaning and visiting with my folks. They took us out to dinner where I accidentally breathed in part of a green bean and damn near choked to death. I'm so talented.
Sunday was Luke's Christening at my church. Not only did my hubby come, but so did his mom, sister, step mom, dad, and step brother along with my parents. Luke looked absolutely adorable in his little white outfit. You could tell he was uncomfortable, but he looked too cute to take him out of it. He also was incredible during the actual dedication- not one peep out of him and he smiled at the pastor. After the service, everyone came to the apartment for food and such.
Now, I've lost a little weight since Luke was born (50 lbs according to my Wii Fit, but I'm not sure I believe it) and I thought I was looking pretty damn good in my kimono top at the dedication. Then I see this photo uploaded to Facebook:
Holy. Crapinski. I am BLOATED. Look up the definition of "bloated" and you'll see this damned photo. I feel a tad ridiculous since it's the kid's big day and all I can think about is how my double chin has grown another chin of its own. It's embarrassing.
Anyways, Sunday night we went to see a fireworks show one of hubby's co-workers puts on every year. It's really well done and we love going, but I was worried that the noise would scare Luke. Nope. Kiddo didn't cry. I should've been giddy, but all I could think about was whether he now has a hearing problem from the bacterial meningitis and my incredible bloat. I tested his hearing today by irritating him awake with ringtone alarms during naps, so that's a relief at least.
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